Overall I'm pretty stoked with my post-Christmas numbers. My back felt bloody strong on the D and I was confident in my form. Today was the first time I have used proper chalk since I ran out of the stuff a while back (and reverted to bathroom talc =/). F@#k me I forgot how good this stuff was...helped me breeze through the deads.

Last edited by Velcropop on Sat Jan 01, 2011 11:40 pm, edited 1 time in total.

I got a buddy of mine to check my form on my last set of squats. I really concentrated on getting every rep perfect and, as I suspected, I'm probably going a bit too low (ATTG style). Best check them again under full load, although this could explain why my hips are suffering a bit.

Feels as though I'm hitting a wall with the press, it's still feeling really heavy as I unrack and the last reps of my sets are a real battle. My deadlift, however, is coming on in leaps and bounds; the 115 kg for 5 felt relatively light even though my back was feeling pretty taxed.

Last edited by Velcropop on Mon Jan 10, 2011 6:03 pm, edited 1 time in total.

Didn't think I would push as hard as I did on the press but I felt really comfortable on the rebound (without it turning into a push press) and was able to pull off a solid final set. Deadlifting felt great, the 130 for 2 was just for kicks, but a nice PB nevertheless. Hammer chin-ups done from full extension (dead hang).

I was sick this morning and my legs were feeling dead, plus the weather today has been really warm, muggy and very tiring. Thus I resolved to drop weight but push my final sets for as many reps as possible. Lo-and-behold I hit some pretty good numbers (form stayed good too). According to the ExRx one-rep max calculator todays squat and bench calculate to a higher 1RM than my current PBs do. Of course, theory (bro-science) and reality are at odds in this scenario but, nevertheless, it's food for thought.

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